US blocks Abbas from attending UN meeting for second year in a row
The state department said it would extend visa sanctions against Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas and officials over actions to 'internationalise the Israeli-Palestinian conflict'.
The United States has barred Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas from attending the upcoming UN General Assembly meeting in New York for the second consecutive year. According to a Palestinian official, the decision was made due to actions taken by Palestinian officials to internationalize the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including filing cases against Israel at international tribunals.
This marks the second year in a row that the Trump administration has denied Abbas an in-person speaking opportunity at the assembly, which hosts world leaders. The UN General Assembly, comprising 193 member states, is scheduled to vote on allowing Abbas to submit a video statement for the annual gathering next week. The Palestinian Authority's foreign ministry criticized the decision as hindering the development of Palestinian-US relations and the implementation of a two-state solution to achieve peace and stability in the region.
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